Posts Tagged ‘ Motorola ’

Apple posts Droid X antenna issue video

July 24, 2010
By Michael Grothaus

Filed under: iPhoneJust two days after Apple posted a video showing antenna issue on Nokia N97 mini, the company has updated the Smartphone Antenna Performance page with a video showing the Motorola Droid X dropping from three to zero signal bars wh...
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Feature: Ars reviews the Motorola Droid X

July 21, 2010
By Ryan Paul
Feature: Ars reviews the Motorola Droid X

Motorola's Droid X is an impressive new contender in the emerging category of large form-factor touchscreen smartphones. The device's high-end hardware specifications and massive 4-inch touchscreen set it apart from the rest of Moto...
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Screen defect found in a number of Droid X devices

July 21, 2010
By Ryan Paul
Screen defect found in a number of Droid X devices

A small handful of early adopters are encountering problems with the massive 4.3-inch display on Motorola's new Droid X smartphone. A number of users are seeing serious banding, flickering, and other kinds of major distortions. Veri...
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Droid X first impressions: nice hardware, Motorola

July 15, 2010
By Chris Foresman
Droid X first impressions: nice hardware, Motorola

The well-hyped Droid X smartphone officially launched today on Verizon. Verizon claims that "hundreds" of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless corporate retail stores to be the first to buy the Android-based handset. Droid X day...
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NTP sues smartphone giants over wireless e-mail patents

July 9, 2010
By Chris Foresman
NTP sues smartphone giants over wireless e-mail patents

Patent holding company NTP, most famous for successfully suing BlackBerry maker RIM for violating its patents for "wireless e-mail," is now targeting some of the most successful smartphone hardware and software makers for patent inf...
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If I couldn’t use an iPhone…

June 24, 2010
By Sang Tang
If I couldn’t use an iPhone…

Filed under: iPhoneI was at a bar the other night having a beer with friends, during which we talked about things guys talk about at bars. Would you rather have the power to see the future or to read someone's mind? Who's better, Michael Jordan or Kobe...
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Verizon launches Droid X, Google releases Froyo source code

June 23, 2010
By Ryan Paul
Verizon launches Droid X, Google releases Froyo source code

Motorola's Android-based Droid X smartphone was unveiled today during a joint press briefing with Verizon. The device, which ships with Android 2.1, will be available to Verizon customers in mid-July.The Droid X has a huge 4.3-i...
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Chart: How the smartphone market grew

May 9, 2010
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Chart: How the smartphone market grew

The rising tide lifted all the ships. In terms of unit sales: Apple (AAPL) grew 131.6% year over year to 8.8 million iPhones Motorola (MOT) 91.7% to 2.3 million units HTC 73.3% to 2.6 million units Nokia (NOK) 56.9% to 21.5 million units Research in Motion (RIMM) 45.2% to 10.6 million units Note: IDC's...
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Small wireless carriers: always stuck with crappy phones?

May 3, 2010
By Matthew Lasar
Small wireless carriers: always stuck with crappy phones?

Remember all that hot "beachfront" 700MHz spectrum auctioned off to wireless companies in 2008? Small carriers who bought into the band assumed that cool new 4G devices coming out in the...
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Apple passes Motorola, now the largest US phone maker

April 29, 2010
By Dave Caolo
Apple passes Motorola, now the largest US phone maker

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In some incredible news, Apple has passed Motorola to become the largest phone maker in the US. According to Forbes, Apple sold 8.8 million iPhones in the first quarter, while Motorola sold 8.5 million of their various mobile devices. This is despite...
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